Friends of a man stabbed to death late Monday night in Kailua confirmed his identity as Scott MacMillan. They say the 37-year-old had recently ran into some trouble and had just started living on the street.

Police say the suspect is a male, 20 to 30 years old, 5 feet 2 inches tall to 5 feet 4 inches tall, with a slim build; dark, curly and possibly bushy hair. He was last seen wearing a dark-colored long sleeve T-shirt or hoodie, dark-colored long pants, baseball cap or skull cap and a black backpack.

Police say the stabbing happened at around 11:35 p.m.

A witness in the area heard some commotion near the stairwell of a business on Uluniu Street. As the witness approached, the suspect fled. MacMillan was found with multiple injuries. He was hospitalized and later died from his injuries.

Anyone with information about this incident is asked to call CrimeStoppers at 955-8300, or *CRIME on your cellular phone. Free cellular calls are provided by AT&T, Nextel Hawaii, T-Mobile, Verizon Wireless Hawaii, Mobi PCS, and Hawaiian Telcom. The public may now send anonymous text and web tips. Text "CS808" plus your message to 274637 or CRIMES.